Yes this has happened to me just as recent as last friday 12/09/17. Go to start car and nothing, I get asked to place keys in the cup holder area and still no luck. I have video of the same issue but from back in March, I uploaded a video on my youtube site at
https://youtu.be/0r1haatFOFw
The next time i get this error ill be sure to post a better video.
The first time this happened to me, I used the remote to open the door, place my backpack in the trunk and then when i went to start the car, nothing except the message "NO REMOTE KEY WAS DETECTED PLACE KEY IN TRANSMITTER POCKET THEN START YOUR VEHICLE", I locked the car with the door lock key manually as the remote wasn't working. Next I walked over to walmart, bought a 2 pack of cr2032 batteries and as I was walking towards my car, I pressed my remote with the old batteries and voila the remotes worked.
It comes and goes but probably will break down and go to dealer to diagnose. This is starting to get annoying like the vent on the dashboard fogging up the window.